catalog review process

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Dr. James S. Allen, Associate Provost for Academic Programs

Ruth O’Rourke, AssistantTamara Workman, Director Transfer Student Services

Tom Whittington, (CAPP) Degree AuditSuzanne Goad, Master Course File

Catalog Review Process

CatalogCatalog represents a SYSTEM by which we ensure academic integrity. • The New Unit of Instruction (NUI) and Reasonable and Moderate Extension (RME) are formal processes for approving, implementing and maintaining academic offerings for a specified academic year. • Catalog year covers an academic school year beginning with summer and concluding with the spring semester. • Catalog (Degree Requirements) along with Master Course File provide a method by which we manage curriculum and verify compliance.


Catalog (Year)Southern Illinois University

Carbondale

Catalog year policy guarantees a consistent program requirement for a period of seven years. The catalog system is dependent upon timeline and the common understanding of a comprehensive set of protocol supporting the review process.

Once academic offerings for a school year have been published those requirements must remain constant; representing a contractual agreement between the institution and the student.


OVERVIEW: Process, Forms, and Catalog

Request and Approval Process• Program Description (Form 90A)

-Admission Criteria-Degree Requirements -Curricular Guide

• Course Description (Form 90)• Course Specific Fee Request (Form 100)• Catalog Proofing


Degree Audit(COMPLIANCE)

Course Description(FORM 90)

Class Schedule

Registration

Program Description(FORM 90A)

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION (Form 90A)

• Program Information • Admission Criteria

Chancellor approval needed for “selective” criteria

• Degree Requirements (Degree Audit)• Curricular Guide (Scheduling and Registration)• Faculty Listing


• Program Information – Accreditation and

association– Relevance to student

career goals• Admission Criteria

– Separate application– Eligibility criteria

• Degree Requirements – UCC– Major Core– Specialization, Minor,

Electives– General Electives

• Curricular Guide– Course sequence

• Faculty Listing

CATALOG PROOFING

• Program Information – Accreditation and

association– Relevance to student

career goals• Admission Criteria

– Separate application– Eligibility criteria

• Degree Requirements – UCC– Major Core– Specialization, Minor,

Electives– General Electives

• Curricular Guide– Course sequence

• Faculty Listing

Program Description (Form 90A)

ONE (1) Package per Program • Admission Criteria (UG)• Degree Requirements (Degree Audit)• Curricular Guide (Scheduling and Registration)• Form 90, Course Descriptions needed to support

changes

“Selective” Admission Criteria

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION (Form 90A)Change requirements of any academic program.Due Date: October 1, 2013

Use new forms

The Program Description is not only used to outline academic requirements for the published catalog it is also used to build CAPP (Curriculum, Advising and Program Planning) the degree audit system.

•Authority to establish and make program changes•Links degree requirement with by student catalog year


All Course Descriptions (Form 90) needed to support changes described are attached

•Include CODES and titles•Concentration (GS)•Specialization (UG)•Legible markup page along with new copy•Special Approved Admission Criteria•Degree Requirements•Curricular Guide

Confer with other programs that use your courses

Degree Requirements:University policy - General graduation requirements

•Minimum 120 Hours•2.0 Grade point average•Residency•Senior Institutions Hours -42 at 300-400 level

Program requirements-Minimum grade requirement

Check addition Valid coursesReadable

Standard Layout for Degree Requirements

Degree, Field of Study 120 HrsUniversity Core Curriculum (UCC) 41

Requirements and/or suggestions

Major Requirements (all majors) 79

Major Core

Specialization(s) 42 Hours at 300-400 levelMajor Electives

General Electives

Standard Layout for Degree Requirements

B.S. Sports Administration 120 HrsUniversity Core Curriculum (UCC) 41

Must include: KIN 210, PSYC102, PHIL104

Major Requirements (all majors) 79

KIN 201, 301,313,324,329,345,416,360,364,365,455 34

ACCT 210, CS 200b or ISAT 229, ECON 240, MGMT 208 or EPSY 402, MGMT 304, MKTG 304, PSYC323, SPCM 280

27

Electives (Major and/or General) 18

CURRICULAR GUIDEGuides Registration

12-18 Hrs Semester (4 Year plan)

Be specific with required courses (MATH120, PSYC 102, HIST110/POLS114)

PrerequisitesLimited schedulingConsistent labeling

Check addition Valid courses/hours

Consult with the Academic Advisor

FORM 90 Course Description(Master Course File)Due: October 1, 2013

Forms are signed by the department Chair and college Dean, then sent to the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs for approvalMay also require UCC Director or GS Dean approval

•Syllabus •ADD (for next term)•DROP – end dated spring•Subject/Number have character limits•Description – no limit•Grade Mode – all used must be described

Continued …

Is the course repeatable toward degree?

Maximum Hours per Term/Degree?

Graduate credit on 400 level Undergraduate course:•System recognizes 100-400 level courses as Undergraduate•500-600 level courses as Graduate

Recommend defining separate courses and crosslisting

Continued…

•Pre/Co-Requisites-Required-Allowed

•Internal equivalent (number change)•Crosslisting•Degree attributes require additional approval

Forms can be viewed from SCACRSE or SCADETL in Banner!

CHANGE COURSE NUMBER Do this with a MODIFY action if the old number will be defined as an internal equivalent.

Student cannot receive credit for both courses: Current students receive credit under old number and new students receive credit under new number.

If there is a possibility that students will take both the old and the new course an ADD and DROP action will be needed.

Be careful about dropping courses that may be needed for continuing students or teach-out.

SCACRSE

SCADETL

Document Manager in XtenderForm 90’s are scanned and indexed to the Banner course forms and available for view by anyone who has access. Document Type is FORM 90’S there is also an ACTIVITY DATE to help identify documentation.

Requesting VIEW access to Banner course screens can be requested from SIS.SIU.EDU

SIS.SIU.EDURequest VIEW Access to the Banner Course Forms

COURSE SPECIFIC FEE (Form 100)

BURSAR

TRANSFER EVALUATION

SERVICESAdd Course to

Banner

CATALOG

Course Description with Course Specific Fee

Office o f Record File

ASSOC.PROVOSTVerification

PROVOSTCHANCELLOR

Approval

Course Specific Fee (100)

>$200?

ACCOUNTING SERVICES

>Revenue Acct Form>Expenditure Acct Form

BudgetPurposeNeeded?

Approved?

Return to College

Prepare for BOTMatter

NOYES

YES YES

NO

NO

LAC* COURSE SPECIFIC FEE REQUEST (Form 100)Received by Mid-OctoberForms are signed by the department Chair and college Dean, then sent to the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs for their recommendation to the Provost & Vice Chancellor. The Provost and Vice Chancellor reviews , possibly makes changes and prepares their recommendation to the Chancellor by end of December or early January. The Chancellor reviews and ultimately provides approval of the “final” list. *Legislative Audit Commission provides guidelines for course related fee assessment.

COURSE SPECIFIC FEE REQUEST (Form 100)Is used to ADD*, MODIFY, and DROP a course fee.Justification statement needed for all course fee actions.

Accounting information needed for all: •Revenue Budget Purpose (BP) number and Object Code Revenue Account Form•Expenditure Budget Purpose (BP) numberExpenditure Account Form

*Requires Course Description (Form 90 w/master syllabus)

Fees over $200 require Board of Trustees approval


•Course Description•Special Approvals (Schedule)•Registration Overrides

Overview of Catalog Defined Controls

REPEAT DETAILS (PROGRAM)

CHEM 600 is repeatable within the term (semester) up to 12 hours. A maximum of 30 hours can be used toward the degree.

Hours (Term)1.000 to 3.000 Variable 3.000 Fixed2.000 or 3.000 Fixed choice

COURSE LEVEL399 and lower = UG400-499 = DR, GR, UG LAW 400-499 = DR, GR, 500-599 = DR, GR, ML, PL, UGLAW 500-599 = DR, GR, ML, PL600-699 = DR, GRLAW 600-699 = PL

GRADE MODE default is Standard/Normal

S/U/INC used when the class is intended to be completed within the term.S/U/DEF used when the class is not expected to be completed within the term.

If a course registration may also expect other types of grades that mode must also be defined

DEGREE ATTRIBUTESUsed to identify categories of degree requirements •IAI – Illinois Articulation Initiative•UHON – University Honors Program•UCC – University Core Curriculum•SRHR – Senior Institution Hours


Pre-Requisites - course(s) credit required to support registration.

MATH 108 Pre-requisite for MATH 109Co-Requisites - course(s) that are required to accompany registration, what was previously referred to as “Concurrent Enrollment.”

CHEM 200 requires Co-requisites: CHEM 201 and CHEM202

Pre-Requisites, Co-Requisites and Restrictions


The following example has been used to illustrate a common error seen throughout the catalog: the presentation of a restriction as a prerequisite. 395-3 Honors. Great ideas and works of history, with discussion of conflicting interpretation of major historical problems. Prerequisite: junior standing and consent of department. Restricted to junior standing. Special approval needed from the department.

Example of Common Error


Defining and Building Rules for Pre-Requisites

451A-3 Biochemistry. (Same as Biochemistry 451A and Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry 451A) Chemistry and function of amino acids, proteins, and enzymes; enzyme kinetics; chemistry, function and metabolism of carbohydrates; citric acid cycle; electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation. Three lectures per week. Must be taken in A,B sequence. Prerequisite: one year of organic chemistry. Banner requires that “one year of organic chemistry” be indicated CHEM 340 and CHEM 342 in order for pre-requisite checking and degree audit.


Pre-Requisite Rules: Minimum Grade Defaults

•400 level and below - default is D•500 and above - default is C•LAW minimum grade is 1.3

We are currently unable to offer Grade Point Average calculations on groups of courses.


Example of Pre-requisite and Restriction

334-3 Database Processing. This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of advanced database processing concepts and various database management systems. Topics will include data modeling, database design, database implementation using a relational database management system, database administration, and distributed processing. A grade of C or better is required. Prerequisite: IST 234 or equivalent with minimum grade of C. Restricted to IST majors.


101-3 DC-AC Circuit Analysis. This course covers the theory and application of passive DC and AC circuits presented in a comprehensive manner using qualitative and quantitative methods. Theoretical topics such as Ohm's Law and Kirchhoff's Law are applied to analyze DC and AC circuits. Co-requisites: EST 111 and MATH 125. If the course allows concurrent enrollment in the pre-requisite the allowance can be indicated in the course rules in Banner 226-2 Clinical Applications in Athletic Training. This course is designed to familiarize the beginning athletic training student with all aspects of prophylactic taping, wrapping and use of braces for athletic training injuries. In addition, within the course students will be presented with basic skills, such as: splinting, taping, record keeping, wound care, measurement of vital signs, and illness assessment. Fee: $50. Prerequisite: KIN 225 or concurrent enrollment in KIN 225.

Co-Requisites, or “Concurrent Enrollment”

SPECIAL APPROVALS

Controls set by Scheduling on the section number (CRN) and replaces “controlled enrollment.” Students will receive one of two error messages during registration when a special approval (SA) is needed.

SA-Departmental ApprovalSA-Instructor Approval

Special Approval course require a registration override every time.


An email from the Department Chair or established designee must be sent to the Scheduling office ([email protected]) each semester identifying all courses needing special approval coding and the type of approval. Although there are many types of special approval options listed Scheduling utilizes only three; advisor, department, and instructor.

SPECIAL APPROVALS - Section Level by Scheduling

mailto:[email protected]


Registration overrides can be performed by:•Instructor of record in Self Service Banner. •Academic Advisor in INB.

REGISTRATION OVERRIDES

Make sure permission is obtained prior to making the override and keep the documentation in the student’s file in case there is a question at a later date.


REGISTRATION OVERRIDESCAPACITY – Classroom capacity (closed class)CLASS – Classification restriction (FR, SO, JR, SR)COLLEGE – Restricted to specific collegeDEGREE – Restricted to specific degree (BFA, MA, PhD, etc.)LEVEL – Only used by Law SchoolFIELD OF STUDY – Restricted to specific major (FIN, PSYC, etc.)PROGRAM – Restricted to specific program (EH-BS-MATH)TIME – Time conflict created by time overlap of two courses

Catalog Review Timeline

Spring Semester Curriculum committees begin program review

August - September Curriculum committees conclude review and submit changes

October 1 Changes are received by Associate Provost for Academic Programs

Mid-November Catalog proof pages are sent to units for final review and minor text corrections

December Proof pages returned to Registrar’s Office

January-February Catalog proofed and prepared for electronic publication

March 1 Electronic copy of catalog published in support of summer/fall registration opening in mid-March

Academic (Catalog) Year: Summer - Spring

Spring Registration Opens Summer/Fall Registration Opens

Conclude review from previous spring

Changes DueOct. 1 Catalog changes processed Begin catalog review for next year

Catalog Proofing/Prepare for publishingCatalog

PublishedMar. 1

JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY


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